Toe laster



Feb- 16, 1954 J. s. KAMBORIAN ETAL 2,668,967

TOE LAsTER 9 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 20, 1948 Feb. 16, 1954 J. s. KAMBoRlAN ET AL 2,668,967

' TOE LAsTER Filed Aug. 20, 1948 9 Sheets-Sheet 2 Feb. 16, 1954 J. s. KAMBORIAN 4E1' AL 2,668,967

TOE LASTER Filed Aug. 20, 1948 9 Sheets-Sheet 3 Feb 16, 1954 J. s. KAMBORIAN ETAL 2,668,967

TOE L'AsTER Filed Aug. 20, 1948 9 Sheets-Sheet 4 Feb. 16, 1954 J. s. KAMBORIAN ETAL 2,668,967

l 'roE LAsTER Filed Aug. 20, 1948 9 Sheets-Sheet 5 Feb. 16, 1954 .1.s. KAMBORIAN ETAL 2,668,967

TOE LASTER Filed Aug. 2o, 1948 e sheets-sheet e Feb. 16, 1954 J. s. KAMBORIAN ETAL 2,668,967

'roE LAsTER Filed Aug. 20, 1948A 9 Sheets-'Sheet 7 I In I vill/d Feb- 16, 1954 J. s. KAMBORIAN ETAL 2,668,967

TOE LAsTER Filed Aug. 20, 1948 9 Sheetsf-Sheet 8 Feb' 16 l954 J. s. KAMBORIAN ETAL 2,668,967

TOE LASTER Filed Aug. 20, 1948 9 Sheef'cs-Sheet 9 y@ @mm Patented Feb. 16, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOE LASTER Jacob S. Kamborian, West Newton, and Frank Kaszynski, Wilmington, Mass.; said Kaszynski assignor to said Kamborian Application August 20, 1948, Serial No. 45,225

32 claims. l

tomary prior practice in the design of such toe lasting machines has been to provide the shoe support with a relatively simple type of adjustment, and to embody substantially all ofthe other adjustments in the support for the wipers. The wipers themselves, when once properly positioned relatively to the shoe, have a comparatively simple motion but must be capable of exerting substantial force in their own plane for the inwiping and must also be capable of exerting great force in a direction perpendicular to the shoe expensive mechanism for transmitting the lasting movements and pressures to the wipers.

Customarily, the operator is required to trim away surplus upper material at the toe by means of a hand-manipulated implement subsequent to the lasting operation, but the use of an unguided cutting implement for this purpose often results in damage to the shoe.

One object of the invention is to provide a toe lasting machine of simple, relatively inexpensive design in which the means for transmitting operative movement to the wipers is rugged, but simple, and having guided trimming means operative to trim away surplus stock without danger of damage to the shoe and so as to obtain substantially uniform results. A further object is to provide a machine wherein the wiper support is substantially immovable, all of the required relative adjustments of the shoe and wipers being obtained by adjustment of the shoe. A further object is to provide a toe lasting machine which is easy to operate and which comprises relatively few parts as compared with most commercial lasting machines. A further object is to provide a toe lasting machine which is rapid in action, l

which enables the operator to adjust the shoe most advantageously for inwiping and having provision for the power actuation of the wipers. Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be pointed out in the following nl more detailed description and by reference to the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the machine, a portion of the base being broken away and with parts omitted;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary elevation of the righthand side of the machine, a portion of the base being broken away and in section to show the interior and a portion of the upper part of the frame being removed;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical section substantially on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary plan view of the Inachine with a portion; of the top cover plate broken away to show the interior;

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary vertical section substantially on the line 6--6 of Fig. 4;

- Fig. 'l is a fragmentary horizontal section on the line 1-1 of Fig. 1; Fig. 8 is a fragmentary horizontal section on the line 8-8 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 9 is a. vertical front-to-rear section through the main carriage upon which the shoe supporting devices are mounted;

v Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the secondary carriage;

Fig. 11 is a plan view of the secondary carriage;

Fig. 12 is a side elevation of the secondary carriage showing the transverse feed table mounted thereon;

Fig. 13 is a fragmentary front elevation of the front-to-rear feed table;

Fig. 14 is a side elevation of the last-supporting jack;

y Fig. 14a is a fragmentary, front-to-rear vertical section through the last-supporting jack to'flarger scale;

Fig. 15 is a fragmentary vertical section showing details of the post which supports the toe rest;

Fig. 16 is a plan view, partly in horizontal section, showing means for adjusting the toe rest;

Fig. 17 is a fragmentary front elevation of the toe rest and its supporting post;

Fig. 18 is a fragmentary section on the line I8-I8 of Fig. 17;

Fig. 19 is a fragmentary vertical section, to larger scale, on the line l9|9 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 20 is a plan view of the wiper actuators;

Fig. 21` a fragmentary vertical section, to larger scale', on the line 2 I-2I of Fig. 4,;

trating a modied form of last-supporting jack? Fig. 28 is a side elevation illustrating another?-y form of last-supporting jack;

Figs. 29 to 32, inclusive, are-diagrammaticv-iews-=fl illustrating the mode of operation'of thewiperactuating devices;

Fig. 33 is a fragmentary plangyiew ,oflthe-:last-- supporting jack and the toe support, shots/ingeJ modified arrangement of Aparts for adjusting the jack;

Fig.l v 34h-is*- a -fragment'arysiplan viewoof fthe: wipers, showing the 'slots VIwhich receive-ftheistudsef for` attaching them tol the' actuators;

Fig. -35i isa fragmentary verticabtransverse.: section showing the stud which connectsftheac -l` tuator-and Wiper? Fig. 3b is fa fragrrientaryI side elevation, partly in'vertical section,rl showing onedesirable form of last-supportingj ack inf association withy other parts of the toe-lasting machine;

Fig. 37 Y is '-a plan' View .of4v the y-j ackl shown*v in'Fig.

Fig. V38 is a fragmentary verticali section substantially1on1theline 3813 frof Fig-.136;fand'.

Fig. 39 is a diagrammatic.sideyelevation show` ing the relation of-lasts of a' series: of `consecutive sizes with reference to the wipers and toe rest of the last'machine-.fi

The frame of the'machinefas@disclosed inv thel drawings, comp'riseswa base'I oli-substantial horizontal extent designed to restupo'nthefiioorl `and` toprovide-fa rmi and steady'supporbfor the operative mechanism. From this basemrisesLthe hollow column- :2 which;asillustratedfisiintegral with the base, 1 thev base andbcolumni being-,. for

example, a metal casting;r Asfllustratedg-the .baseandl column,` Vin horizontal'sect-ion, are oil` generally rectangular contour, the vertical sideiwalls, of; the columnfbe'ing slightly concave-:and intersecting at smoothly rounded corners. As shown, the,k base andcolumn areofsubstantially I greater dimensions fromfrontto lrear than1from-sidevto= side. The column has a large opening .at-.its'f'top bounded by the horizontal v ilange 3 (Figi. 3 z; and

this flange supports aninwardly=directedzbottoni flange=4 offa hollowr capor-coverf, having`V a Substantially horizontal top wall 6. While theabove described.` frame 'is des-rabl'egvit isf. toi be understood thaty theV particular shape `and dimensions of the frame are not essential to the'invel'itiong but that .any suitable supportingstructuremay be4 employed for-=ho1di`ng theoperating parts in; proper relation.

A vertical y.guideiqframe AF (Figs. f2, f3 and1 f7); is securedtotheI front ,wall off-,the column 2- ,f This frame comprises a rear plate 1 which is secuned, forfexample,.bygwelding'at and-9 (Fig, 7.) tothe front wall of the,column.,and,whichsupports guide members 'atits. oppositalfateralf. edgesw ,de-v fining the vertical guideways I `andi I. T,

A .carriage is guided. fonvertical movementby these guidewaysv-rl Il, and A I I .H1 l This carriage F ig. 8), comprisesrspaced verticalsidamembers, I2 and I3 unitedbyga rear, plate ,I,4,the.`members I2'Land 4 provided with studs carrying guide rolls Il and I8 which travel in the guideways I0 and II of the frame F. The rear plate I4 of the carriage has an upwardly extending arm I9 (Figs. 3, 8 and 9) which may be integral with the plate I4 and which inclines upwardly and rearwardly and extends through an aperture 29 (Figs. 5, and 8) infthe front wall of the column 2 andiwhich is provided at its rear end with a sleeve'member `2| having a vertical bore.

A table 22 (Figs. 3, 8 and 9) having a supportingggbracket 23, which is conveniently integral with the table, is secured, for example, by weldingfjorrrivets; tol the side members I2 and I3 of f the` carriage'. l

A second'table'24*(Figs. 3, 5, l0 .and 11) is arrangedfabovefthetable 22, the table 24 having a supportingbracket comprising the rear vertical plate 25- whose opposite edges are arranged to slide in the slots l and I6 of the carriage.

Inside i of .the ...column g2 and.V adjacenttothe inner v surface of I the .front- ,wallof thercolumln there is arranged a vertical post orrrord--26 (Figs,..

3 and:1'5)= Whichslides at its lower end `inabearing sleeve, 2 'I,r here; shown, asfintegralfwith-a shelf, 28 (Fig. 3) arranged Within'the--lowerypart.of the, column andyhavingafa supportingebracket 29..

This shelf 281'with itsbracketmaybe-integral with 4the column` or may besecured to the-rcol-g` umn as' by Welding or;riveting.; Atfitsmpperend the rod or shaft26- (Fig.';, 15)y is :providedfwi-tha screw threaded axial bore .3131- The.-upper,end of the rod is provided withfa guide rsleeve3l, the lower end of which embracesth-rvuppenend` of the rod 25,'and1s fixed-toqthefrod,ffonexample-= by welding.4 The' upper `endl otfthis vguidesleeve-` receives an adjustingmember 32havinga screw threaded axial: portion ,332;k which .--engagespvthe threaded bore .IThehub 3410i a beyeledpinion, :i5-'is pinned to the-adjusting1 -member 32, `the pinion 35 (Fig; 6) meshing with abevelfgean 36} xed to la shafti 37,` .which extendsoutwardly4 through `aA bearing l 3 8 carried by f thef-.wally of the columnand which is provided-with a handwheel 39'. at its outer end. By turning;thethandiyheel the adjusting memben S23-may `be l,rotated rela?. tively to thesleevef 3|", thus vmovingtheadj-usting :member 32; axially -lrelativelyftov thesh-aft .26..

The fupperI endl ofthe v.adjusting-memben:32v is provided Withf anv axial,soctzetfv (Fig- 15) which re'. ceivesV a cylindricalf pinr; 32%,- constituting.the effective upper part of the .post.orrovdl 2 ,andy coaxial with the meu-nger. 32 .the upperV part` of the latterturningin a fixed bearing `4I.'l s`ecur'edn tothe. inner side, ,of .thewallnof the column" 2v. Above the bearing'gldthetmember 32 has twfo spaced collarsvlII IandllZ between which the sleeve 2 I is arranged, lthe' member 32 passingAr` through'. the bore in the sleeve. The'collasll'liandJAZfare pinned to the xnerribe'r` 32,? 1 thus A conningfzxthe sleeve 2I between them. l: f

A gearrack` 43"? (Fig: 3): is xedtothe'mwer part of the post: or rodf2'6fandf:meshesyfwitha gear Mx'mountedvv on-fa shaft `45:v whichfturnsrin bearings in spaced'.vertical-websI-Atr. (Figs.3; and

5) proj ectinggup from: and, as "here shown;r4 intelgrall with the shelf 28; rEhe gear. ddmeshemwith a pinion` 41 fixed to'va shaft .48. 4which,lilfzevsise turns in bearings. carried by thefwebs",4.the shaft 48 extending `outwardly 4thrfoughthe lefthand sidewall of the'column v(Fig.n 5),' and being provided. at its outer, en d. with a treadlevarm `49 having the foot-,engaging treadle"portionl 5U atits forward end. An arm 5I-(Fig"s.f3,29 and-30)fis fixed `to the shaft 48 witlf1in-the column andthe lower end of a coiled tensionwspringl 52 is .secured tothe forward end of this arm 5|; The upper end of the spring is secured to 'a fixed hook 53 (Fig. 3) projecting from the inner surface of the column wall.

A v hollow casing 54 (Figs. 1, 2 and 12) is mounted on the table 24, the casing having a transversely extending do-vetail guide .55 which engages a complemental guide groove in a part 56 projecting downwardly from a table 51. A shaft 58 turns in bearings in the opposite walls of the casing y5ft and has screw threaded engagement with a part carried by the tabley 51 and which is inside the casing. The shaft 58 extends outwardly to the left of the casing 5e and is provided at its left-hand end with a knurled hand wheel 55 (Fig. l) by means of which the shaft 58 may be turned. As thus arranged, rotation of the hand wheel 59 moves the table 51 transversely of the machine.

Mounted on the table is another hollow casing S' (Figs. 1 and 13) having the dovetailed guide member 5| which engages a complemental guide 'groove in the lower part of a second table 52. A shaft iii-i turns in bearings provided in the casing n, the shaft having screw threaded engagement with a part of the table E2 located inside ofthe casing and being furnished with a hand wheel (i4 (Fig. 1) at its foward end. By turning the hand wheel the table 52 may be moved from front to rear.

vMounted on the table 62 (Figs. 2, 3 and 14) is a. last-supporting jack comprising the base E5 and the post '56 from-which project laterally spaced ears 61 (Fig. 1) providing bearings for a shaft 53. A rocker 1B (Fig. 14a) is pivotally supported by the shaft e8 between the ears 61. This rocker 10 has a central aperture in which is located the spindle carrier 69, the latter being pivotally connected to the rocker by a pin 10a so as to rock about a front-to-rear axis. The carrier 69 has vertically elongate slots which receive the opposite ends of a pin ie fixed in the shaft 58. The last-supporting spindle P is fixed to and projects upwardly from the upper part of the carrier 69. The rocker 163 is provided with a forwardly directed actuating arm 1| (Fig. 14). The forward end of this arm rests upon the peripheral surface of `a cam 12 (Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 14) fixed to a shaft 'i3 having bearings in the post '66. An actuating lever 1d is secured to the forward end of the shaft 'I2-B. By swinging the lever, the cam 12 can be turned, and by an engagement with the arm 1| tilts the rocker 59. The peripheral shape of the cam 12 is such that it retains the arm 1| in any position to which it may be adjusted.

The shaft 68 is rotatable in the bearings 61 and is also movable axially. As illustrated in Fig. l, the right-hand bearing 51 is provided with a cam slot 'i5 which receives a roller 16 mounted on an arm 11 fixed to the shaft 68 and which is provided with a handle 18 at its upper end. By swinging the handle 18 up and down, the roller 1li, by engagement with the walls of the cam slot 15, moves the shaft axially and thus tilts the last spindle P transversely.

. The alternative construction illustrated in Fig. 27 may be used. As shown in this figure, the rocker 'it has the forwardly and downwardly directed arm 1|gd whose lower end is forked to receive the forward end of a piston rod 12a secured to a piston which slides in a uid pressure cylinder Me. By the controlled admission of pressure fluid to the cylinder 14a the piston is actuated to move the rocker 1B.

. A post19 (Figs. l and 16) has screw threaded engagement with a threaded opening in the ltable 22. On the upper end of this post there is xed a worm wheel 8|! which is engaged by a. worm 82 fixed to a shaft 83 which turns `but is axially immovable in bearings in brackets 84 projecting downwardly from the under side of the table 24. The shaft 83v is provided with a knurled hand wheel W for turning it. By turning the shaft 83, the worm 82 is rotated, thus turning the post 19 and causing the latter to move up and down, and in this way the carriage 24 is adjusted vertically relatively to thetable 22.

The pin 32a (Fig. 15), which forms, in effect, an upper section of shaft 26, is provided with a head or enlargement 85 having an upwardly projecting lug 85 of polygonal shape in horizontal section. As here shown this lug is rectangular. The lug 35 lits in a correspondingly shaped socket in the bottom of a transversely elongate box-like support |39 (Fig. 17). As here illustrated this support has spaced parallel bottom bars 81 and 83 (Fig. l5) between which the lug 86 is received. The support 89 comprises spaced end walls 90 (Fig. 17) each having a bearing slot Si (Fig. 15) open at its upper end, the bearing slots receiving trunnions 92 projecting from the opposite ends of a toe supporting roller 93. This roller may be of any suitable material for example, smoothly polished metal, or it may have a metallic or wooden core with a jacket of other material. for example, vulcanized rubber, a synthetic resin or the like, or alternatively, the jacket may be yieldable material, for example, leather. .The rear side 9d of the head 85 is of substantial transverse width and is vertically disposed and smoothly finished and engages a guide bar (Figs. 3, (i and 15) whose opposite ends are fixed in the side walls of the cap member 5 of the frame. The contact of the surface 94 with the :ar or shaft 95 prevents the head 85 from turning, thus maintaining the axis of the roll 93 in the desired transverse position.

A shaft e5 (Fig. 3) is arranged in the rear part of the cap or bonnet 5 of the casing, turning in bearing members 91 and 98 (Fig. 6) carried byl the cap. The hub 55 of a segment gear lil (Fig. 3) is fixed to the shaft et, the teeth of the segment gear meshing with rack teeth carried by a slide iti which is guided in a horizontal front-to-rear guideway |92 formed at the under side of a plate H13 which is removably secured to the top of the cap 5.

rI'he forward end of the slide Si rests upon a wiper support its (Figs. 3, 1i, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23) which may, for example be a web integral with the cap 5 and which extends across the cap from one side to the other. This wiper support is provided with a smoothly finished upper surface forming a guide for a pair of wiper actuators |05 and it (Fig. 20) whose under surfaces are shaped to provide guideways for the wipers |51 and |08 (Figs. 4 and 19). Each wiper |91 and |08 (Fig. 34) is provided with a slot M at its rear edge, each slot having a recess R in one or both of its opposite side walls. Each actuator I and lt@ has a hole B (Fig. 20) whichreceives a stud G (Fig. 5) having a lateral pin K. Normally the stud is disposed in theslot M of the wiper with the pin K in the recess R, and a nut threaded to the upper end of the stud holds the parts in assembled relation. The wiper actuators Illa and lil are provided with appropriately contoured cam slots |69, lit and: H2, respectively, which receive antifriction rolls |I3'and- H4 (Figs. 20 and 23) turning on studs wheel 54, as above described. However, in this instance, the rocker l, which is supported to turn about a transverse axis, is provided with a rearwardly directed gear segment Il@ which meshes with a gear segment il! pivoted at IU on the jack post fte, and which is provided with a roll il@ which engages the upper surface lle of a slidable wedge ilii. The .forward angle oi this wedge is very acute so that the wedge may act not only as an actuating device for the segment Ill but also to-lock the latter in adjusted position. The wedge ll slides in a guideway at the upper surface of the carriage Se and is connected by a link llt to a piston rod ill actuated by a piston in a fluid pressure cylindery Vila mounted on the carriage Elie. By admitting pressure fluid to the cylinder, the piston rod il? is moved forwardly, thus moving the wedge 'l and swinging the gear segment ill so as to swing the rocker lli and thus t i; the spindle P in a forward direction.

The upper carriage iia is mounted to slide along a dovetail guide which slopes upwardly and forwardly, the lower carriage E611 being of substantially wedge shape having the upwardly e forwardly but is at the same time elevated by an amount corresponding to the slope of the surface |13.

Preferably, as illustrated in Fig. 33, the lower carriage 56a is guided by an arcuate dovetail guide 5ta whose center of curvature is at the axis o the post 2li which carries the toe rest Q3. With the toe portion of the shoe resting on the toe rest, if the lower-carriage lita be adjusted transversely, the heel portion of the shoe will be swung from right to left but without subi stantially changing the position of the toe of the shoe. Thus, the shoe-supporting jack may readily be adjusted for a right or left shoe after it has otherwise been adjusted for the proper size of shoe without substantially disturbing the toe o the shoe.

Another desirable forni of last-supporting jack is illustrated in Figs. 36 to 39. Correspondingly numbered parts are similar to those shown in Fig. l. Y

As illustrated, the part 5d. has a transversely extending dovetail guide member 55 at its top which is received in a correspondingly shaped groove in the base member of the jack. As here illustrated, the guide 55 and its 'correspondgroove are arcuate like the guide 55a and groove of 33. However, the guide and groove may be straight as shown in l. The base member 56X is here shown as a hollow casting,

and comprises a part having a screw-threadedbore .which receives a screw-threaded shaftI 58 having bearings in the member 54, the shaft being provided with a handwheel Se at one end by means of which it may be rotated. By turning the shaft, the base 56X of the jack maybe shifted transversely of the machine.

The base 56X has a top it., here shown as a removable cover plate, which inclines upwardly and forwardly (that toward the toe rest), the slope of this top being of the order of 15 to the horizontal. As illustrated in Figs. 37 and v38, this top itil has a longitudinally extending slot iSd constituting a guideway which receives ythe f slots at opposite sides which receive the edges of the top member |84 which denne the slot |85, so as to provide a steady support for the carriage as the latter is moved up and down along the guideway. That part |31 of the carriage |86 which is below the top member its is provided with a screwireaded aperture which receives a longitudinal screw-threaded shaft ld having bearings at its opposite ends in the forward and rear walls of the base 56X. The shaft |238 is provided with suitable collars to prevent its axial movement. At its forward end the shaft |88 has a handwheel its by means of which it may be rotated. Rotation of this handwheel moves the carriage |36 up and down along the top member |84 of the base x. The carriage it is provided with a substantially horizontal upper surface from which the last-supporting pin or spindle P projects.

As illustrated in 39, lasts L of dinerent sizes (that is, of diierent lengths) vary in the height of their heel portions so that, when a long last is placed upon the spindle P, the upper surface of its toe portion will be substantially higher than that of a last of smaller size. Thus, if lasts of a series of consecutive sizes were to be placed successively with their toe ends in contact with the toe rest .93, whose position relatively to the wiper wl has been xed with relation to the first of the series, it would be necessary, if their forepart portions were to lie in the same plane, that the last-supporting spindle be raised or lowered according to the particular last size. Fig. 39 shows the positions of a series of lasts of different sizes diagrammatically, arranged' with their toe ends engaging the toe rest s3. It will be noted that the forward edges |539, lili and |92 of the heel portions of the last of this series denne an inclined plane indicated by the broken line 2GB-204i, and for standard commercial lasts this line is found to make an angle with `the horizontal of approximately 15 degrees, 43 minutes. rlhus, the angle of slope of the guideway for the' carriage |86 should be substantially 15 degrees, e3 minutes, although this exact angle is not essential, providing the slope be such that as the last-supporting spindle is adjusted relatively to the toe rest to take care of lasts of diierent lengths, it Will concomitantly move heightwise of the last to compensate for the corresponding difference in heights of lasts of different lengths.

Thus, by the manipulation of the single hand- Wheel t9, the last-'supporting spindle is adjusted both longitudinally of the last and heightwise of the ylast so as to position the last properlyv with 'relation to the toe rest and to the wipers. Transverse adjustment of the last-supporting spindle, for example, to accommodate right and left shoes, is accomplished by actuation of the handwlheel 59. rihe arcuate guideway for the part 55 has its center at the toe rest 93 so that, as the base SS is adjusted transversely, the last-supporting spindle P will travel in an arcuate path. Thus, the heel end of the shoe will swing without substantially changing the position of its toe end;

In Figs. 2 and 5 the treadle 5l! is shown as provided with avretaining latch |8il which is urged forwardly by a spring ISI and which has a foot-actuated arm I 32 by means of which it may be swung rearwardly. A fixed detent |83 is engageable by the latch as the treadle isdepressed, therebytol hold-the treadle in its-loweri fl i sv--mostsposition `untilethe latch is: released@y byizdepression of the arm-|782.

,v u Operation L Assuming that= the shoe upper hasbeenY .-rQmounted on the last.,andgisready forfthe toeiiasting-operation,- an'd .that therma'chinel' is :ready for :thesstart of ithe lasting :operatiorrtwithsthewipers fully. 1 retracted; the c :operator 4.mounts '1 fthe elast upon the spindle' P with theubottom zofwthezlast., uppermost and* Withiithewtoe fend offthe last ditreated-forwardly.'or away from the operatorrand below the zwipers and directly-above 1 the :toe:` rest vA93.

The operator s then manipulates :the .various i vadjusting elementsiso asto positionlthes'toetpori 'tioni of thetshoehottomf. in proper relation vtothe f wipers. Thus; theoperatorfrnayxturn.thefhandwheel W to raise or lower the heel endffuffzthe #shoe relatively to'. the toe .rest heamayazturn the:i

@Wheel-1'1 39: to @adjust the :toe rest rtancl-fthe;heeln 's supportingl spindle :relatively to' :the elcwerzpart l fvoflthe f supporting post f2 S1; vandi-he unay;l Iturnvthe -LhandWheel tofadustnthemrspindle Pf; tane wsidewiseiso;` -asf thereby tokleveifthe:,bottomfprfthe Y-f-:fshoe 1 I-Iavingf? thusfiadj usted; f. theslast: soiathat thef, t0@ al lend i of the. Vshoe=buttomuisfina propel. irelation: to f #the plane ofrthe zwiper vIncrementa"the zoneuator wmanipulates'vthe handlezgrr @(3011 .actuatesmhe .equ-ivalentiidevices saboveatcleseribed),1` thereby rocking the: spindle 4Pa forwardlyzfsc; :asgxto'nress s the'ftoefe'ndi or .'thefslfioc`v forcibly down ontofthe f i toe f rest; :the icamrn or equivalenti. means' lock-` -1 Ang :the :parts f, this s position', so that the; Shoe 1 is: h'elderigidly: implacefffor :the-,commencement of l -vthea-wiping operation.

' if The operator nowyfdepresses'f,theitretdlel 59o t0 2 initsriuil extenuthusx simidtaneouslfrielerating-dane s .ra-toe `:andsheelsupports;- andl raisin-g the shoe` bottom to a position above the 'plane-s.0L-action.l4 of tithe, wipers.` -Duringfthisidownward movement of "inthe itreadle, the latch-rl v moves,.idlyslm pastthe ea detent'-,l49, the. lattermerelyfswingingupwardly i', tito permit the ,latch tovpass, as., shown in'- Fgf 31. with t the shoe thus fully, elevatedgithe, `treadle lockedbyvmeans Oithe. latch. toreleve Lthejoperator' of the nessity'uf holding itfdown during the" preparation of the `upper for lasting. jWith the 'parts in this-'positiondfthen operatorrmay draW -up the lasting "margin Vat the toe= endV of the shoe-'by the use of vpincers-,parti-ci'il'arly if th'eflast --inglmargin is 'sc-antiland then-applies adhesive to the-inner surface ofthe lasting Y-rnargin and tothe :insole or equivalentrffelemcnt. .ffAfterifA thus@ preparing :the upper, :thesf;ozpel'atonaspreadspthelasting margin outwardly so that it overliesiythe wipers, holdinglthermargin dewnfrbyghand-vor by l afsuitableyholdedowndevice, so as to increasefthe ,grip ofxthe Wipers-as they .advance-kb inI performing thevwpnsyoperatioll. t'lhetreadlezis ,now per- Argmittedpto rise so as :to lowertheushoeto wiping h-vpostion. uns :the ...treadle ff-risesuthelatch l 53 -1 mores.r dowinwardlyi and-contacts the detente! 495 112 frthusrswingin-g'the.lever I4 It downwardly (EigxiSZ) fgl'thereby-:fopening the rvalveHV-IIVSS. and v,admittingl pressure fluidv toithe cylinder" 131. fThe wipers yare thus advanced by power tofperformthe in- Lwiping operation. As the wipers advance,..-the op- Veratormay:again-depress the treadle enoughato insure avery substantial pressure ofthe shoe botytomfagainst 'the' under `surface ofthe advanci-ngwipers.v This attens the lasting margin and yinsuresproper adhesion-While at they Sametime `-`4augmenting* the grip of thewipers on the margin sasthe wipersadvance. The inward movement l of 1 the wipersy under 1 these yconditions is 4suidcient tovexert a Apowerful-inwipinglasting stress :upon the-shoe upper# so: thatA the upper. is vproperly v-lastedWithout resort tothe customary-preiimi- -narygup-'wiping operation. -Thus,= damage tothe vuppery-whioh often resultsnfrom `upewipilgig,V is wavoided. A 'singlef forward movement-l of-the uwipers maybe Vsuieient to :complete y the lasting, `1but the Wipers may becaused to advance andV reattract as-'manytimes as desired 4for completing the lasting operation, eitheryby manipulationoffthe treadle or byoperation of thehandles l 58. After grthenwiping the shoe is lowered vslightly'andI Whilefthe wipersare at leastl partially advanced, and,'preferably,'fuily advanced, the'handle |33 is vrnf'rnipulated thereby "to advancesthecutti-ng plate l"I 22;-so thatn its forwardfedgeengages thewipedein upper Stock land removes 4anyvupstanding folds or -wrink1es; thus leaving'a smoothbottomwhiclrquires no, further trimming, pounding or abrasive ,treatment to place it in; readiness for subsequent 'zrouter s olejapplication.

After the operation' of the blade 1 22; the-treadle A is released, theshoesupport returns-toits 'initial 1 'L ,IOWTLPUSitiQIL the, handle 14,-, or' its-equivalent;` is actuatedV to unlockg the lastp and the'. last-"with helasted lshoe .thereon isiremoved `from thesp-indlegtithus placinggthe machine -incondition for a repetitionof the'lasting cycle.

1' Vihen abox toe is used, after the Vrst'pin-cering operation; the shoe is lowered to bringthe insole just below' the plane of rthe Wipersfand'thewipers are 'advanced'part way, by voperation ofthe; handle M8, to `shape the box. The wipersv are then retractedand the .shoe lagainelevated above the wipers/and surplus toebox material is 'trimmed awayby'the use of a hand knife or other appro- .priate tool sQ thatin the following :'lnwipirlgl 0peration the lasting margin may be properly en- Y gaged' bythe wipers and subjected to the'desi-red inwiping stress.

VVA.fli'lflnl niaehine,` asaboveV described, is Isimple in constructiomthe construction being greatly "sim- ,1 Dliiled .and Lthe` number of necessary parts mini- Inized !,"by the -factthat 'the .Wipers are ysup- .;fportedand guided l, by stationary means Aso v that .Lithe "connections "for actuating the Wipers are not v,required 4 tofaxiapt themselves -ato varying .nlanes., ofimovementof the wipers.`- The lmeans gfonsupportllg .thejshoe and ier-,presenting it to .L..the ,working .posihimn are likewise' of simple type, and whileprovisionv is made forlmiversal;.ad justment f the shoe relatively top thel plane of y `.thewpeis,suchl means ifs of simplepdurable and ilelativelyinexpensve construction. 'The several adjusting .and controlling elements are allrloat- ,agediiadyantageously forthe operaton and the mode of` operation, is so simple that' but a vvery-short Period ,ofinstructionisrequired in order to inrstruct` a person .whollyV unskilled inthe art in the 4, properuseof the machine, andthe practice O i the Abdurch:ess.involved. I5 i.'whiletcertaintdesrableembodiments@ them- Jumelle: .Qfffthe ryvipersr-andvmeanfs; factuablegby :the readlerfrneans, fori; initiating Aoperation;of the .fg-powerractuated Wiper advancing. means.

i 11d-Af toeglastingrrmachine comprising in com- ;fzbinationf a substantially L immovable `Wiper supfrfslideaon. said support, aiaclchavingfv a last-sup 'f a porting spindle, a vertically movable carriageI for .,;the spindle.. a vertically slidable postvcarrying a -y-'toerrest' roll, rigid guide., means constraining the gepost toy-movefin.I a rectilinear path, :meansgcon- .ws'tra-iningwthe toe rest` roll'and the spindle car- .firiageitomove up and down as a unit; and means for elevating the posththereby 4tomove the toe rrestroll .toward the pla-ne of the wipers.

:,12.-A `toeflasting'machine comprising a last spindle, .a spindlecarriedby the rocking support, the support;havingy arigid arm projecting there- .fr-.om-a-pressureiluidumotor having a piston rod, .Y i' nd meansrfor. transmitting motion from the vl13;; A.,toelastigng,` machine comprising in comf" bination ya" substantially.l immovable Wiper support-.wipers mounted to.;slide1on` said support, a :jack having a,last-suppQrtingvSpindla.means g path; .the spindle being pivotally connectedgto the -.-.fjackfto-swing -about a transversehorizontal axis, a` gearsegment-hired relatively lto vthe spindle, a gear element meshing with' the gearsegment,

l andfpowermeans for turning said gear element thereby Jto-.sv/ing thespindle.

14. A1 toe lasting. machine comprising `in `comabination a` lsubstantially immovable wiper supf port, wipers; mounted lto slide onsaid support, awjackthavng a .last supportingaspindle, means ...guiding the .jack-` to move inalpredetermined ,..path,. the spindle being pivotally 4supported. to swingl about a ,transverse horizontal axis, agear .fixed relativelyto. the -spindle, ausecond `,gear

meshingwiththerst gear, a vvedgeiforrocking` the second .named gear,. and, a. uid motor Afor f. moving 4the wedge `thereby to .swing the spindle :and to lock it in adjusted position.

15'. ,A toe lasting machine comprising .in com- ..;,bination a substantiallyimmovable wiper sup- .-port,v horizontally movable wipers. mounted to ..fslideon said support, averticallymovable toe rest, a jack having a last-supporting spindle, a

- carriage for thespindle, anormally fixed base having an upwardly and forwardly inclined top --provded.Withan elongate. open slot which forms y, a-fguide for a downwardlyprojecting portion of the spindle carriage, a screw-threaded shaft flparallel tosaid slot and which turns in bearings `=in said-base and which passes through a screwu .threaded opening inthe aforesaid downwardly projecting portion of the spindle carriage, means for turning,theshafta hollow-.casing having a a ransverselyextendirlg.; arcuaterib which,A isl areaceivedtfin: a-:,c0mplemental slot lin` said abasarithe supporting yjack ,havingv a rocking support for a- :piston-rodtothe-arm thereby to roch the support,l

gr a Iguiding the .fjack 'to move i in v a; predetermined fand down was unit .with.y the. toev rest; which supports said hollow casing. y

16. A toe lasting machine havingvatjackrwhich supportslthezshoe .lastubottomsside up, said machine .-coIn-prisi-ng.4 infcombination `Wipers, l:means for actuating the wipers, a. `trimming ,cuttertdisposed 4..immediately beneath the wipersf-and i. 1, means for. .advancing ,the cutter J,and l,means responsive. to. Aadvance vmovement l of. ,.the. cutter for f imparting a transverse.vibratory .movement to. thel cutter as, it..advances.

A 17,. A toelasting.machinehaving a. jackwhich ...supports.theshoelastlbottom.side up, said ma- .chine comprising in combination wipers, means for actuating the =wipers..a .trimmingcutterdisposed `immediately beneath.v the wiperswand which, isy .movable.between .the .,wipersr. andathe bottom of the last said ,cutter Ahaving asubstantially straight. cuttingsedge, means for. imparting a. cuttingstroketo thecutter. in a direction4 substantially .perpendicular toits cutting ',edge, .and

.. means, including apart ofthecutter, responsive to. advance movement AoLthe. nutten...forllvibrat- ,ing Athe cutter. inA a direction substantially, parallel to its .cuttingedge as it...advances.

18. .A toe lasting .machine .comprisngincombination Wipers, means onactuating. thewvipers,

. an elongate Vtrimmingblade disposedimmediatestantially` straight .transverse cutting edge,..the I blade having undulatelongitudinal.,edges,..means forr advancing the blade.in a direction. substantially` perpendicular to its cutting i-.edge,. L.and

means engaging said `undulate edges. Aas the. .blade advances` therebytodmpart .transverse vibratory motion to the blade.

M19. Atoe.flasting `machine.comprising asta- `tionary Wiper support, Wipers. mounted thereon,

.saidfbladehaving a substantially. straight for- .Wardcutting edgeand `undulate, lateral edges,

studs vxedto thesupport atfoppositellsides of the blade, each. .stud ,carryingan vantifrictionroll which engages. one ofthe. undulateedges ofthe ..blade and ,means .foradvancing the .blade in 0.a.direction.substantially perpendicular toits cuttipgedge, the engagement otheundulate edges of the advancing blade withthe rolls.. imparting .a transverse vibrating, motion totheblade.

"20.,Aftoelasting machine comprising astationary Wiper support, wipers mountedthereon, wiper actuators overlying the wipers, means for moving the actuators, an elongate cutting-.blade Vdisposed' between the Wipers and the support,

said blade'havinga substantiallystraight for- Ward cutting edge, andY means'for. advancing Athe y'blade in a direction substantially perpen- `dicular to. its ,cutting edge, said. blade-advanc- .ing means comprising amovable partand a retractablejpin carriedl therebyfwhich normally engages a socketl in the blade.

21; A Vtoe lasting machine comprising Vasta- :tionary wiper support, Wipersg'mounted thereon,

wiper actuators koverlying the Wipers," means for -moving the actuators, `an elongate cutting blade disposedbetweenthe wiperseand the-support, said lblade having a substantially straight-forward cutting edge, a manually factuable lever,

l. and a spring-advanced,retractable pin normally 1 connecting Lth'e rzbladeito; therfflever.

22..-*A toe` lastingmachine comprisingzincombination a substantially immovable wiperV support,v toe wipers mounted to 'slide on said support.a jackhaving a last-supporting spindle, `a vertically movable toe rest, power means including a control valve for actuatingv the toe wipers, elevating means including a treadle and connections ,actuated by downward movement of the treadle for elevating the toe rest above the wiping level, and means associated with said elevating means for operating the control valve upon subsequent upward movement of the treadle. y

23. A toe lasting machine comprising, in combination, a substantially immovable wiper support, toe wipers mounted to slide on said support, a jack .having a last-supportingl spindle, a verticallymovable. toe rest,A power means including a control element for operating the wipers, elevating means, including a foot treadle and connections actuated by downward motion of the foot treadle, to lift the toe rest above the wiper level, and means associated with said elevating means for operating the control element upon subsequent upward movement of the treadle.

24. A toe lasting machine comprising, in combination, a substantially immovable wiper support, wipers mounted to slide substantially horizontally on said support, a jack having a lastsuppcrting spindle, a vertically movable toe rest, a foot treadle for elevating the toe rest, a fluid pressure motor for actuating the wiper, a control valve for the motor, means actuable by the treadle for operating the control valve thereby to initiate operation of the motor, and independent manually actuable means for operating the control valve.

25. A toe lasting machine comprising, in combination, a substantially immovable wiper support, wipers mounted to slide on said support, a jack having a last-supporting spindle, a vertically movable toe rest, fluid pressure means including a control valve for actuating the Wipers, and a part, actuable by the operator, for positioning the toe rest and concomitantly operating the control valve.

26. A toe lasting machine comprising in combination a substantially immovable wiper support, toe wipers mounted to slide from front to rear on said support, a jack having a lastsupporting spindle, a treadle, a vertically movable toe rest, connections actuated by downward motion of the treadle for raising the toe rest to a position above the wiping level, power means for operating the toe wipers, a control element for said power means, manually actuable means for operating said control element, and means automatically operative, in response to a predetermined upward movement of the previously depressed treadle, to operate the control element.

27. A toe lasting machine comprising in combination a substantially immovable wiper support, wipers mounted to slide on said support, a jack having a last-supporting spindle, a vertically movable toe rest, power means for actuating the wipers, and means automatically operative in response to downward movement of the toe rest from its maximum position of elevation 'to initiate operation of the power means.

28. A toe lasting machine comprising in combination a substantially immovable wiper support, wipers mounted to slide in a front-to-rear direction on said support, a jack having a lastsupporting spindle, a vertically movable toe rest, power means for actuating the wipers, a conlthe control yelement and thereby initiate inwiping.

29. A toe lasting machine comprising'in combination afsubstantially immovable wiper support; wipers mounted to slide on said support, a jack-having a last-supporting spindle, a vertically movable toe rest, power means for actuating the wipers, a control element for the power means, means for elevating the toe rest to'a maximum extent to position the shoe bottom above the plane of the wipers, manually operable `meansfor initiating advance or" the wipers by the power means, and means automatically operative upon depression of the toe rest from the position of maximum elevation to operate the control element thereby to advance the wipers.

30. A toe lasting machine comprising in combination a substantially immovable wiper support, wipers mounted to slide on said support, a jack having a last-supporting spindle, a fluid pressure motor for actuating the wipers, a fluid admission valve for the motor, a vertically movable toe rest, a manually actuable lever for opening the admission valve, a detent pivoted to the lever, a foot treadle for raising the toe rest, and an actuating latch movable freely past the detent as the toe rest is raised to maximum elevation, said latch operatively contacting the detent as the toe rest thereafter moves downwardly and thereby opening the admission valve to cause inwiping action of the wipers.

31. A toe lasting machine comprising in combination a substantially immovable wiper support, wipers mounted to slide on said support, a jack having a last-supporting spindle, a uid pressure motor for actuating the wipers, a fluid admission valve for the motor, a vertically movable toe rest, a manually actuable lever for opening the admission valve, a detent pivoted to the lever, a foot treadle for raising the toe rest, and an actuating latch movable freely past the detent as it is raised to maximum elevation, said latch operatively contacting the detent as the toe rest thereafter moves downwardly and thereby opening the admission valve to cause inwiping action of the wipers, and means for adjusting the initial position of the actuating latch relatively to the detent.

32. A toe lasting machine comprising in combination a substantially immovable wiper support, wipers mounted to slide on said support, a jack having a last-supporting spindle, a motor for actuating the wipers, a movable starting element for the motor, a vertically movable toe rest, a foot treadle for elevating the toe rest, a lever for operating the starting element, a hand-actuated member located adjacent to the wipers for moving said lever thereby to start the motor, and automatic means for operating the starting element, said automatic means comprising a part which moves idly as the treadle is moved to raise the toe rest to its maximum elevation, but which is effective as the toe rest thereafter begins to move downwardly to operate the starting element and thereby to initiate action of the wipers,

JACOB yS. KAMBORIAN. FRANK J. KASZYNSKI.

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